योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-66

नायिकानलिनीभानुः पुष्पचाप इवापरः ।
विद्याधरीणां दयितो गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः ॥ ६६ ॥

nāyikānalinībhānuḥ puṣpacāpa ivāparaḥ ,
vidyādharīṇāṃ dayito gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ 66

66. nāyikānalinībhānuḥ puṣpacāpaḥ iva aparaḥ
vidyādharīṇām dayitaḥ gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ

66. aparaḥ puṣpacāpaḥ iva,
nāyikānalinībhānuḥ,
vidyādharīṇām dayitaḥ gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ

66. He was like the sun to the lotus-like heroines, like another god of love (puṣpacāpa), beloved by the Vidyadhara women, and an adornment to the city of the Gandharvas.

66. הוא היה כשמש המעירה את פרחי הלוטוס של נשות הַוִדְיָאדְהָרָה, כמו אל אהבה שני, אהוב ליבן ופאר לעיר הַגַּנְדְהַרְווָה (המשוררים השמיימיים).

Words meanings summery:

• नायिकानलिनीभानुः (nāyikānalinībhānuḥ) - a sun to the lotus-like heroines

• पुष्पचापः (puṣpacāpaḥ) - Kāmadeva (the god of love, who has a flower-bow)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, different

• विद्याधरीणाम् (vidyādharīṇām) - of the Vidyadhara women

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, desired

• गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः (gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ) - an ornament of the city of Gandharvas

Words meanings and morphology

नायिकानलिनीभानुः (nāyikānalinībhānuḥ) - a sun to the lotus-like heroines

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāyikānalinībhānu

nāyikānalinībhānu - sun to the lotuses of heroines (metaphor for cherished by heroines)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāyikā+nalinī+bhānu)

• nāyikā – heroine, mistress, female leader
  noun (feminine)
• nalinī – lotus plant, collection of lotuses
  noun (feminine)
• bhānu – sun, ray of light, splendor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound comparing heroines to lotuses and him to the sun.

पुष्पचापः (puṣpacāpaḥ) - Kāmadeva (the god of love, who has a flower-bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpacāpa

puṣpacāpa - flower-bow (an epithet of Kāmadeva, the god of love)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpa+cāpa)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• cāpa – bow, arch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Kāmadeva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

विद्याधरीणाम् (vidyādharīṇām) - of the Vidyadhara women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vidyādharī

vidyādharī - a female Vidyadhara (celestial being)

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, desired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired; husband

Past Passive Participle

from root day (to love, be compassionate)

Root: day (class 1)

गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः (gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ) - an ornament of the city of Gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharvapurabhūṣaṇa

gandharvapurabhūṣaṇa - adornment of the city of celestial musicians (Gandharvas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandharva+pura+bhūṣaṇa)

• gandharva – a celestial musician, a Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)

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